pierce

• vt. 刺穿；洞察；响彻；深深地打动
• vi. 进入；透入

来自古法语percer,穿透，刺穿，改写自拉丁语pertundere,穿透，刺穿，来自per-,通过，穿过，tundere,击，打，捣，词源同obtuse,contustion.

1. cut or make a way through;

"the knife cut through the flesh"

"The path pierced the jungle"

"Light pierced through the forest"

2. move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc.) deeply or sharply;

"The cold pierced her bones"

"Her words pierced the students"

3. sound sharply or shrilly;

"The scream pierced the night"

4. penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

5. make a hole into;

"The needle pierced her flesh"

pierce (v.)

late 13c. "make a hole in; force one's way through," from Anglo-French perser, Old French percier "pierce, transfix, drive through" (12c., Modern French percer), probably from Vulgar Latin *pertusiare, frequentative of Latin pertusus, past participle of pertundere "to thrust or bore through," from per- "through" (see per) + tundere "to beat, pound," from PIE *tund-, from root *(s)teu- "to push, strike, knock, beat, thrust" (see obtuse). Related: Pierced; piercing.

pierce, penetrate, prick, stab, thrust

这些动词均含"刺入，穿透"之意。

pierce： 多指人为地用刀刺、剑等尖锐东西刺穿或刺入某物。

penetrate： 较正式用词，可指用任何工具穿入或穿透，也可指光线、声音等透过物体。

prick： 一般指用针等刺穿。

stab： 主要指利器刺入、刺伤，如用匕首、短刀等。

thrust： 本义是使某物进入或把某物刺进或使之穿透某物，有时侧重穿透、刺入。

"There's no way on earth that genes from an alga should work inside an animal cell," says sidney pierce from the University of South Florida.

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

The motel was owned by the parents of Paula Pierce in 1960.

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The note inside the bottle said, "Return to 419 Ocean Street and receive a reward of $150 from Richard and Tina pierce, owners of the Beachcomber Motel."

2018年6月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section A

The arrow pierced his shoulder.

箭头射入他的肩膀。

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He pierced another hole in his belt with his knife.

他用刀子在皮腰带上又扎了一个洞。

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to have your ears/nose, etc. pierced (= to have a small hole made in your ears/nose so that you can wear jewellery there)

在耳朵、鼻子等上扎洞眼

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(figurative)She was pierced to the heart with guilt.

她万般愧疚，心如刀割。

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The knife pierced through his coat.

刀子刺穿了他的外衣。

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Sirens pierced the silence of the night.

警笛声划破了夜晚的宁静。

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Shafts of sunlight pierced the heavy mist.

缕缕阳光穿透了浓雾。

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They failed to pierce the Liverpool defence.

他们未能突破利物浦队的防线。

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One bullet pierced the left side of his chest...

一颗子弹射入他的左胸。

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Pierce the skin of the potato with a fork.

用叉子扎破土豆皮。

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I'm having my ears pierced on Saturday.

我周六要去扎耳洞。

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...her pierced ears with their tiny gold studs.

她戴着小巧金耳钉的穿了耳洞的耳朵

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A spotlight pierced the darkness...

聚光灯穿透了黑暗。

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Then he spoke, in a voice that pierced the thick air...

随后他开始讲话，洪亮的声音划破了窒闷的空气。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This sound, like all music, pierced my heart like a dagger.

这种声音像所有的音乐一样，如短剑般直刺我心。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

German armoured divisions pierced the Russian lines.

德国装甲师突破了俄国的防线。

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Can you put a rope into his nose, or pierce through his cheek with a gaff?

你岂能以鼻圈穿过它的鼻子, 以钩子刺透它的腮骨?

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He couldn't pierce her reserve.

他没能打破她的缄默.

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Tell me, dear, why can I pierce any target I will, but not my love's heart?

告诉我亲爱的, 为什么我可以穿透任何我想要的目标却不能射中我爱人的心?

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He wants to play the perfect game, " Pierce said. "

他想要一场完美的比赛.

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A closeup of the championship rings of aul pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen.

特写的总冠军戒指的保罗皮尔斯, 加内特和雷阿伦.

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Now you can tell Pierce and all your friends they're a million miles off base.

现在你可以回去告诉皮尔斯和你的所有朋友他们完全错了,他们离题十万八千里.

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